Milk-can



H. A. CRAW'LEY.

MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21!. I916.

1,308,047. Patented Ju 1 1,1919.

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HARRIETT A. CRAWLEY, 0F BBOOKSVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GR-VII CUMMINS, OF EALMOUTH, KENTUCKY.

MILK-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1919.

Application filed April 28. 1916. SeriaI No. 94,166.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, Hsninn'rr A. Unaw- Lrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooksville, in the county of Bracken and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ll ilklans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in milk cans and the principal object of the invention is to provide a can having a smooth interior and a mouth of greater width than the body of the can.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary milk can which may be readily cleaned and in which the covers are so arranged as to form a substantially air tight joint in order to exclude dust and germs from the can.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a can having an interior cover and an exterior coverso as to form a dead air space between the contents and the surrounding air. The said interior cover consisting of a flanged cover portion having the inverted frusto-conieal crown or head portion which is adapted to engage the inclined walls of the can and a flange on the head portion or crown by means of which the same is attached to the cover.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a handle which is formed integral with the flange and extends trans versely of the inner cover to permit the same to be readily removed. With these and other ob ects in view,the

invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specifi accompanying drawing,

having a flange 7 formed at its lower end,

the outer faces of which are inclined as clearly shown in Fig. 2 to conform to the inclination 3f the inverted Etrustoconical member or portion 2 of the can body. The flange 7 as illustrated in the drawing wedges downwardly into the mouth of the can and aga nst the inner face of the inverted frustoconical portion 2 and thus forms a substantially airtight joint which will exclude dust and germs from the interior of the can. The cover 5 is hinged as at 8 to the upper edge of. the portion 2 and carries a suitable hinged hasp 9 which is slotted to receive the staple 10 secured to the extension 2 at a point diametrically opposite the hinge 8. It will thus be seen that when the hasp is closed in the manner illustrated in the drawing, a padlock may he slipped through the staple 10 and will effectively hold the cover against openin The inner cover of the device consists oi the cover member 11 provided with the flange 12 which is adapted to fit within the body 1 and this cover member 11 has riveted or otherwise secured thereto the crown member designated generally by the numeral 13 consisting of the inverted frustoconical body 1-1 havingthe inturned flange 15 formed at its lower edge. Formed integralfwith and extending transversely of the flange 15 is a handle designated by the numeral 16 which is struck up as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 and provides means for positioning and. removing the cover.

In use it will be seen that when the can has been filled the covcrhl l is placed in the position as illustrated in Fig. 2 and thus a tight joint will be made between the crown and the portion 2 which will exclude dust and other foreign matter from the interior of the can. It will also be seen that a substantially air tight joint is formed and when the cover 5 is closed as illustrated in Fig.2, the flange 7 will wedge into the inverted frusto-conical portion. 2 of the body 1 and form a seal which will protect the cover 11. It will also be noted that the construction of the handle 16 provides an exceedingly strong and durable structure which is not apt to get out-0f order and may be easily and cheaply constructed.

Vhile in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

hat I claim is Copies of this patent may be obtained for In a milk can of the class described, a cover including an upper and a lower disk arranged in abutting relation, means securing the disks together, the edges of the disks being bent angularly in opposite directions to provide flanges for engaging the walls and neck of the milk can, and a handle formed integral with and struck up from the upper disk, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRIETT A. CRAWLE Y.

lVitn esses LOTTIE KENNoN, V. S. FISHER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

